JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Brett Brandemuhl, a loadmaster with 211th Rescue Squadron, monitors in-flight parameters of a 211th RQS HC-130J Combat King II en route to Nome, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2021. Arctic Guardians of 176th Wing partnered with Alaskan Command and the U.S. Air Force Reserve as well as civil authorities to conduct site surveys of Nome and Utqiagvik to gauge suitability for search and rescue operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)